Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,

You didn't  tell Ned to mortgage his house to keep
buying ink cartridgesfor the 2400.  I bought one
recently, very pleased with the way it functions and
the quality of my prints, however the ink costs are
outragious.  I buy from Atlex.

Gil DRaper

--- Clayton Jones <cj@...> wrote:

> Hello Ned,
> 
> >I'm in the market for a good photo printer.  I'd
> like to spend less
> >than $800.  I typically print black and white, but
> sometimes do 
> >color.  I'd like relative permanance and as
> >close-to-silver-as-possible for the money.
>  
> 
> Some other thoughts in addition to everything Peter
> said abut the 2400
> (which I 2nd).  It's normal retail cost is $849 so
> unless you find a
> sale you may be paying a bit more more than $800.
> 
> It's a 13" wide printer.  The only other 13 incher
> they make (Epson is
> still considered the best for BW) is the 1800 which
> is not considered
> a good printer for BW.  So it's either the 2400, or
> a letter size
> printer or something bigger (4800 = 17", 7800 = 24",
> etc).  The 2400
> is the smallest they make with ABW and K3 inks.
> 
> As for "close-to-silver-as-possible", this is more a
> matter of paper
> than printer.  Crane Silver Rag (SR) is widely
> considered the paper of
> choice if this is your goal
> 
> The K3/ABW printers can do excellent BW as is, but
> can also be used
> with a RIP and other inks, so you aren't limited to
> one approach.
> 
> 
> 
> >I'm moving from the traditional process, so any
> advice would be
> >helpful.  Also, if there are any good websites to
> recommend about
> >printer selection and reviews, I'd appreciate the
> referal.
> 
> The link below has a number of articles, not just
> about printers, but
> also about digital BW printing in general, from a
> technical overview
> to some specific how-to articles, including a couple
> specifically for
> the 2400 (#9) and SR paper (#9b).  You might fine
> something helpful there.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> 
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